PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent De Hazard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Foo Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

De Hazard
vs
Fighter

187 cm
21
199 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
211 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent De Hazard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Foo Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Hazard gets tackled into the cage by Fighter. Fighter maintains the clinch.

Fighter jumps guard.
De Hazard passes into half guard.
Fighter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. De Hazard is working away from the top position though.

De Hazard seems to be working for a kimura but Fighter defends the submission attempt.
De Hazard wants to control but Fighter is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fighter can do anything to dispel that myth.
De Hazard works his foot free and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Hazard fails to advance to Fighter's back.

De Hazard is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Fighter is surviving well by controlling De Hazard's body position as best he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter gets back to half guard.
Fighter is looking for a sweep. De Hazard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

De Hazard seems to be working for a kimura but Fighter defends the submission attempt.
Fighter blocking the ground and pound attempt from De Hazard.
Fighter tries to get to full guard but De Hazard has control of the leg.
De Hazard wants to take a breather but Fighter is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

De Hazard is looking for a kimura here.

De Hazard is looking for a kimura here.
Fighter wants to improve his position but De Hazard is controlling well.
Fighter is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter trying to control from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Fighter is defending against the submission attempts here by De Hazard.
De Hazard trying to control from half guard but Fighter is working away.
De Hazard is thwarting Fighter's attempts to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fighter slaps away a takedown attempt from De Hazard, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Fighter feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter wants to stand and escape but instead De Hazard has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

De Hazard looking to pass the guard.

Fighter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Hazard is aware though and is defending well.
Fighter is trying to control the position but De Hazard postures up.
Fighter wants to sweep here but De Hazard controlling him for the moment.
Fighter keeping moving, preventing De Hazard from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Hazard pushes down on Fighter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fighter is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent De Hazard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fighter wants to slow De Hazard down by chopping away at his legs.

Fighter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fighter prevents De Hazard from improving his position.
De Hazard trying to hold on to Fighter's head to control him but Fighter postures up.
De Hazard works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fighter tries to stand but De Hazard is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter throws an elbow that misses. De Hazard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fighter's guard. Nice move by De Hazard!

De Hazard slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

De Hazard looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

De Hazard tries for a kimura but Fighter is defending well.
Vincent De Hazard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fighter tries to escape but De Hazard is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is not content to let De Hazard control the position.
Fighter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
An elbow from De Hazard crashes against the mat.

De Hazard looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fighter tries to improve position but can't.

De Hazard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fighter is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

De Hazard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter wants to control but De Hazard postures up.
Fighter tries to buck De Hazard off but De Hazard is having none of it.

De Hazard tries for a kimura but Fighter is defending well.
Fighter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Hazard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fighter avoids any damage from the ground and pound of De Hazard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fighter is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

De Hazard is trying to get an arm triangle but Fighter is defending well.
Fighter is looking for a sweep.
Fighter is being controlled here.
Fighter stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
De Hazard working the ground and pound but Fighter is defending the strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Hazard working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fighter is looking to work his way out of this bad position but De Hazard is controlling him well.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
De Hazard shoots in but Fighter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fighter wants to counter with a clinch but De Hazard pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent De Hazard dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Fighter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Hazard did well to prevent Fighter getting side control.
De Hazard trying to control from the bottom.

De Hazard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting De Hazard here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fighter wants to get back to his feet.
Fighter is pressing down on De Hazard's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Hazard is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Hazard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fighter can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Hazard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fighter slows the pace down in half guard.
Fighter wants to stand up but De Hazard has a hold of him and won't allow it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fighter digs a good hook to De Hazard's body.

Fighter drives through and clinches with De Hazard against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fighter jumps guard and drags De Hazard to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fighter is controlling De Hazard's posture.
Fighter wants to sweep here but De Hazard controlling him for the moment.
De Hazard slips nicely into half guard.
Fighter is looking for a sweep. De Hazard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fighter blocking the ground and pound attempt from De Hazard.
Fighter trying to control but De Hazard postures up.
De Hazard trying to mount his opponent but Fighter defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Hazard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

De Hazard is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Fighter is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vincent De Hazard!